Tuesday, July 1, 2014

On my Vita.

Alternate title: OMG Vita has no gaemz!

Last night I (finally) got the Sly collection on my Vita. Lately, the bottom two screens have been a hodgepodge of whatever I've picked up most-recently, with some themed groups towards the top. I decided that's been enough of that, and a good spring cleaning was in order.

The other day it occurred to me that, while it might be more efficient in terms of screen space, Dragon's Crown really did deserve its own page, all to itself. Perhaps, if Odin Sphere ever lands on Vita, I'll simply have a Vanillaware screen.

If stranded on a desert island with nothing but a Vita, an electrical plug and one game, this would be the game.

At first I went right in to other triple-A titles, but between you and I, when I want to bust some moves right quick, I turn on Olli Olli or Hotline Miami - and lo, the Best Indies Screen was born.

Then it's on to the very best of the triple-As...

...and more best-triple-As...

Some JRPGs... I'd originally gone with the Chie background from P4G, but decided if I had a choice in the matter (and I do), I'd use my single favorite screenshot of any JRPG ever.

Metal Gear Solid gets its own page,

Sly gets his own page,

and Kratos gets his own page. I'm quite pleased I was able to find the old concept art below - that took some diggin'.

So that's 53 games, not counting everything in the Genesis collection. Counting everything in the Genesis collection, that's 85.

...and, come to think of it, that's not counting everything I've nabbed on my Vita and deleted over the years. I could have Unit 13 on here, but don't, could have FFX HD, but don't, could have FFVII, Rayman Legends... the list gets very long.

And yet I want more.

Oh, and so far, the Sly collection runs gorgeous on the Vita. A good port, that one.

CHANCE...

...is actually named David.

This is where I write about video games. Beyond the simple pleasure of it, I hope to use this place as a bit of a mental gym to re-develop my writing style - something I seem to have misplaced around the turn of the century.

It will also serve as a personal blog, but for the most part if you enjoy discussion of gaming news, independent reviews and pointless musings, you have come to precisely the right place.

It's my custom to do at least one post per day - but whether it ends up being ten posts of breaking news and a review, or one post complaining about how I have a tummy ache is not set in stone.